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Driver killed in single vehicle accident on Congress Road identified

Troopers said one person was killed in a single vehicle accident in Richland County Saturday afternoon.
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Richland County, SC (WLTX) — The South Carolina Highway Patrol said one person was killed in a single vehicle accident in Richland County Saturday afternoon.

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts identified the driver as 55-year-old Lonzie Joseph Fox died in the accident.

Lance Corporal Matt Southern said the accident happened just after 1 p.m. on Congress Road near Old Leesburg Road. A Dodge pickup truck was traveling north on Congress Road when it ran off the left side of the road and overturned into a ditch.

L. Cpl. Southern said the driver was transported to the hospital, where they died from their injuries.

The accident remains under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

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